Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 425 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (had + V3): had + past participle (V3) for every subject: had caught, had gone, had eaten. Time words: before …, by the time …, when … already. The later action is in the simple past (the bell rang).

1. 1.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the match. (a) had win (b) have won (c) had won (d) has won
2. 2.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
5. 5.The children ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
6. 6.By the time we reached, Omkar ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) has sent
9. 9.She ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
10. 10.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
11. 11.She ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, he ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, they ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
14. 14.He ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, she ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
17. 17.By the time we reached, Zoya ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
18. 18.When Dad called, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
20. 20.You ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
21. 21.The children ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
24. 24.Aarav ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) have run
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carried
27. 27.We ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) has sent
28. 28.When Dad called, my parents ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.I ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
31. 31.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.Meera ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) had told
33. 33.You ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
34. 34.You ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
35. 35.When Dad called, they ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, my brother ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
38. 38.By the time we reached, Zoya ___ a message. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) has sent
39. 39.My brother ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
40. 40.The children ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) have spoken

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